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The first 3D fighting game released for the PlayStation, Battle Arena Toshinden introduces both the side-step maneuver and weapon-based combat to the genre.
A DOS exclusive dodgeball game.
The second home adaptation of Nintendo's Punch-Out!! series of boxing arcade games, pitting players against sixteen pugilists from around the world (each with their own variety of techniques, a lot of which are illegal).
Pitting together fighters from SNK's other franchises, The King of Fighters '94 introduces a new team-based system where players fight in teams of three, eliminating each combatant in one-on-one rounds.
A bounty hunter and a skilled shooter bring a wild vendetta against a vast gang of outlaws and robots in this third-person rail shooter for the SNES that mixes American Westerns with futuristic sci-fi.
A Famicom exclusive sequel to a multiplatform dodgeball game.
A Taiwanese fighting game for MS-DOS computers, heavily reminiscent of Street Fighter II. It is known for its freeware release (and enhanced Windows port) from a fan website that later became Super Fighter Team.
A top-down action game for Neo Geo hardware, as a trio of modern ninjas must steal a time machine from the evil Mars Corporation and travel through time to foil the diabolical plans of its leader.
A Japan only Game Boy sequel to Super Dodge Ball.
A James Bond game released for numerous 1980s computer systems.
Super Dodge Ball, known as Nekketsu Kōkō Dodgeball Bu in Japan, is an action sports game that pits two teams of six players against one another on a variety of different courts and environments.
A home adaptation of Nintendo's earlier boxing arcade game Punch-Out!!, featuring real-life World Heavyweight Champion Mike "Kid Dynamite" Tyson as the final opponent.
Action-adventure-RPG released in 1987 by Konami only in Japan. It features both side-scrolling and "3D" (third-person, behind-the-shoulder) segments, open-world exploration, and hack & slash combat, including the earliest third-person hack & slash combat.
The 1984 arcade sequel to the original Punch-Out!! It improved on its predecessor with an innovative ducking mechanic. Not to be confused with the 1994 SNES title of the same name.
Action racing game created by TechnoSoft and released in 1984, initially for the PC-88 and then other Japanese computer platforms. It was the first home video game with 3D polygon graphics.
The player controls a spy who must make his way up several floors to reach his goal. The player must dodge elevators that move up and down throughout the level
An arcade game that debuted Nintendo's Punch-Out franchise. It released in Japan in 1983, and in North America and Europe in 1984. It was a technical breakthrough, for its large detailed sprites, over-the-shoulder perspective, and gameplay innovations such as the player stamina meter, enemy stamina meter, recharging health and dodging mechanics.
Originally released as Zoom 909 in Japan, the Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom arcade game is a forward-scrolling, pseudo-3D, third-person rail shooter, released by Sega in 1982.
Mission-X, also known as Zoar, is a vertical scrolling shooter from Nihon Bussan and Data East, released in early 1982.
005 is an arcade stealth game released by Sega in late 1981.
Tranquilizer Gun is an arcade game released by Sega in 1980, and ported to the Master System in 1983. The goal is to sedate animals and get them to a vehicle before they wake up. It was included as a bonus game in the Dreamcast release of Dynamite Cop!.
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